Report
The Uneven Spatial Development of Rural Sociology
Paper argues that part of the problem of uneven development of rural regions stems from an inadequate understanding of the spatial dimension.
Rural Telecommunications Initiative Agenda
Initiative entails computer and information technology training to many rural community-based organizations that do not have access.
Changing Rural Labor Force Demographics
This report highlights and synthesizes knowledge of labor force and employment trends
Rural America in the 1990s: Trends and Choices
Paper aims to examine difficulties rural America experienced in the 1980s are in large measure the product of vast shifts in the national and international economy, to the impact of which rural communities are increasingly exposed.
Spatial Inequality: Regulatory Policy & Capacity
Paper argues that while increasing spatial inequality can be explained with reference to the internationalization of the U.S. economy and firm competitiveness, changing market conditions are not the only factors re-shaping the space economy.
Pioneers of Progress: Community Development, Volume 1
Report on Economic Development in Rural America, particularly in relation to entrepreneurship.
The Slowdown in Nonmetropolitan Development: The Impact of Economic Forces and the Affect on the Distribution of Wages
Paper explores the divergence in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan development over the past decade by addressing three questions.
Limited Access: Health Care for the Rural Poor
Researchers argue for along term restructuring of the health insurance system and a policy to insure that health care services are widely available if needed.
Rural Poverty in America
Draft report of Cynthia Duncan's book Rural Poverty in America.
Analysis of Earnings Inadequacy in Rural US
Paper examines income variations among rural families through examining the ratio of a worker's annual earnings compared to the poverty level for a family of four.
Technology Innovation & Rural Development: Lessons from Italy and Denmark
Report examines development policies in less urbanized but industrialized and industrializing regions of two European countries to find out more about the successes and failures of science and technology in promoting rural development.
Services in the Rural Economy: Preliminary Findings
Report addresses gradual decline in manufacturing industry in U.S. and its role in rural economies.